Gu Zuozuo helped prepare breakfast, and Meng Tian and the others came out yawning.
Qi Meng hugged Gu Zuozuo's slender waist and hummed like a puppy.
"Zuo Zuo, sleepy."
Meng Tian gave a wicked smile, took out the towel soaked in cold water from the basin, and smeared it directly on Qi Meng's face.
The cold feeling entered his brain from his face, and Qi Meng, who was still a little dazed, shuddered and woke up immediately.
"What kind of water is this? Why is it so cold?"
"How is the well water in the yard? Is it different from the tap water here?"
It’s different. In such hot weather, the well water is still ice-cold and has a refreshing sweetness.
Li Fanghua was stunned when she saw how good the relationship was between the three beautiful girls.
"Do you know each other?"
Meng Tian nodded, pointed at the three of them, smiled sweetly, and there was a hint of boasting in her tone.
"The three of us grew up together, so we're childhood sweethearts, right? If they weren't both girls, I would have chosen one to marry."
Li Fanghua and the others burst out laughing, but looked at them with some envy.
It’s great to be assigned to the countryside with friends I’m familiar with. I don’t have the fear of arriving in a strange place for the first time, and there are people to help me when I need help.
As a few people were talking and laughing, the door of the male educated youth's room opened and Kan Lei walked out with an expressionless face. Seeing the few people talking and laughing, his face became even worse.
"You are new here, and the educated youth camp doesn't have any rations for you. But you can borrow some from the brigade headquarters, and they will be deducted from your rations when your work points are calculated."
Gu Zuozuo and the other two nodded, thanked them softly, and returned to their room.
"We have to prepare a lot of things. We need a wooden cabinet, a wooden table, and a kang cabinet for each person. Oh, and my mom got me a lock that will work in our room."
Meng Tianbala pulled out her big package and a small box from it, which contained a brass lock and three keys.
"Come on, one for each of you."
Gu Zuozuo took the key and put it directly into his pocket, actually putting it into the space.
Meng Tian pulled over another big package and placed it in front of Gu Zuozuo. She patted it with her little hands, looking very proud.
"Zuo Zuo, this is what your godmother prepared for you. Tsk, even as her own daughter, I'm jealous."
Her mother and Zuo Zuo's mother were best friends, and it just so happened that the two best friends married two brothers who were not biological brothers, so the relationship between the two families became even better.
Gu Zuozuo smiled and ruffled her black hair, but in return she looked even more resentful.
"Okay, let's go. We have to start work tomorrow and we only have one day to prepare."
In the end, the three of them decided to separate. Meng Tian and her partner went to order wooden cabinets and wooden tables, while she went to order kang mats and cool mats.
After having some snacks, Gu Zuozuo and the other two went their separate ways to carry out their respective tasks.
The educated youth outside had already gone to work, and only the three of them and two other new male educated youth were left in the entire educated youth site.
"Comrade Gu, are you going to get some food? Can we go together?"
Gu Zuozuo looked at the two people, Jiang Chao who was wearing a shirt and black pants, and Liao Liang who was wearing very old work clothes, and nodded.
"We're going to the villagers' homes to exchange for some wooden cabinets, mats, and the like. Do you need any?"
Jiang Chao's eyes lit up and he nodded hurriedly. He was worried that he had nothing here, but these three female educated youth solved all his problems.
"Okay! I'm going to order a wooden table. Liao Liang, how about you?"
Liao Liang felt a little embarrassed. He didn't have much money on him, and he was afraid that after buying these things, he would have no money to live on.
His family's living conditions are not good. Although his parents are both workers, he has many brothers and sisters, and his parents also have to support the elderly, so life is even more difficult.
Others went to the countryside out of necessity, but he volunteered to do so just to earn a living with his own hands.
As if he could see his embarrassment, Jiang Chao put his arm around his shoulders and casually pulled him away.
"Come on, come on, what are you so anxious about? Won't we have money once we start working? Money isn't saved, it's spent!"
Gu Zuozuo and the other two looked at each other, hid the smiles in their eyes, and followed.
The countryside was really poor at that time. Almost every house was made of mud and had a thatched roof. There was a large yard surrounded by a fence and full of vegetables.
"Who are you looking for?"
The little boy, with his bare bottom and tanned skin, looked at the strange woman standing at his door with a vigilant look on his face, and slowly retreated into the yard with his little feet, as if he could turn around and run away immediately if Gu Zuozuo made any unusual movement.
"Is this Ma Liang's house?"
Ma Liang was even more confused. How did she know his name?
Gu Zuozuo smiled and pulled his hand out of his pocket. Ma Liang's expression tensed and he wanted to run away.
"Want to eat?"
Ma Liang paused, not knowing whether to put down his raised foot or not.
He looked at the White Rabbit milk candy in Gu Zuozuo's hand with longing eyes, and then looked at the fair and tender woman in front of him. She looked like the kind of vicious and bad woman his grandmother described, who liked to use candies to trick children.
Gu Zuozuo raised his eyebrows. This little guy is quite vigilant.
"I'm a new educated youth. It was the veteran educated youth Li Fanghua who introduced me here. He said that your family could exchange the kang mat for a cool mat."
Hearing Li Fanghua's name, Ma Liang slapped his thigh and immediately smiled flatteringly.
"Oh no! You should have told me earlier! I was so scared! I thought I was being sold by human traffickers!"
As he spoke, he looked at the candies in Gu Zuozuo's hand, his big eyes rolling around.
"Sister, I won't take advantage of you. If you give me the candy, I'll give you a bamboo pillow. How about that? Don't worry, I made it myself! It's very good!"
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